James Bond Villains And Their Poor Business Planning

Canadian Business

Posted:
11/19/2012 4:15 pm EST
Updated:
11/19/2012 4:15 pm EST

Actor Christopher Lee who played the part of Scaramanga in the film 'The Man With The Golden Gun' poses for photographers at the Bond, James Bond exhibition October 15, 2002. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Most James Bond villains sought world domination. Several, however, yearned instead for financial gain. Although their devious plots varied, all were psychopaths obsessed with seizing commercial opportunity through violent means—and most treated employees abysmally.

Although Bond thwarted (and killed) all of them, in most cases he needn’t have bothered: their schemes would have failed under the weight of their own miscalculations.